Marking tag



14, 1930 E. L. KlNcH 1,778,031

MARKI'NG TAG Filed Sept 14. 1929 @mi 5. LA

I NVENTOR www L ATTO NEY Patented Oct. 14, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE EARL L. KINCI-I, OFWATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR T WATERBURYBUCKLE COMPANY, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUTMARKING TAG `App1cation filed September 14, 1929.

and delicate fabrics as the pins, in piercing the fabric, cut thethreads and impair the value of the goods. Also certain classes ofmerchandise cannot be punctured withoutdestroying their appearance andvalue. Y

y I have produced a marking tag which can be slipped over the edge ofthe merchandise quickly and easily and it is my object to produce a tagin which the metal clip will be solidly and firmly secured to the tagproper and which is capable of production in cornmercial quantities at alow ycost and with a medium of labor and material.

In the drawing Fig. l is a perspective view of my improved tag; Fig. 2 aback view of the structure of Fig. l; Fig. 3 a sectional view of thestructure of Fig. 2 on the line 3-8 thereof; and Fig. 4 a front viewl ofthe structure of Fig. 2.

The tag or ticketV proper l is made of any desired material such ascardboard or Bristol board,'ofany size, shape or color, and may haveanydesired matter printed thereon.

The metal clip 2 is primarily a U-shaped piece of wire having the bottomof the U outfiared at 3. The free ends of the U-shaped clip are pushedthrough the tag l near an edge thereof and the ends bent up at 4-4. Theclip is next bent outwardly at 5 5 so that the tag l is firmly clinchedbetween the parts l-4 and 5-5. The U-shaped clip is neXt bent downwardlyat 6 6 over the back ofthe tag l, but with a slight space 7 between thewire and the tag at the edge of the latter and with the base o-f theflared portion 3 resting firmly against the back of the tag 1 as bestshown in Fig. 3.

`In use the outflared portion of the clip is slipped over the edge ofthe goods to be marked and the latter are firmly gripped between thewire clip and the ticket. By the use of my device no holes are made inthe goods and the tags may be used to mark impenetrable objects such assheet metal ware.

I claim In a marking tag, a ticket proper and a substantially U-shapedclip having its free ends v passing through the ticket from front toback Serial No. 392,574.

near an edge thereof, the free ends bent upwardly on the back of theticket and the U- shaped portionbent upwardly on the face of the ticketwhereby the clip is clinched to the ticket, and the U-shaped portionthen bent downwardly over` the edge of the ticket but spaced therefromadjacent said edge into contact with the back thereof7 the bottom of theU-shaped clip being flared outwardly from the body of the ticket.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

f EARL L. KINCH.

